HIV AIDS is a disease with stigma. And we have learned with experience, not just with HIV AIDS but with other diseases, countries for many reasons are sometimes hesitant to admit they have a problem.
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Some experts say we are moving back to the pre-antibiotic era. No. This will be a post-antibiotic era. In terms of new replacement antibiotics, the pipeline is virtually dry. A post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child's scratched knee could once again kill.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote warns about the dangers of antibiotic resistance and its potential impact on modern medicine.
Margaret Chan's quote highlights the grave concern regarding the increasing resistance to antibiotics, suggesting that we may soon enter a post-antibiotic era where common infections, previously easily treatable, could become deadly once again. This situation would fundamentally threaten the advances in modern medicine and public health that have been achieved through the effective use of antibiotics.
Themes
AntibioticsResistanceHealthMedicineInfectionsPublic Health
In practice
Example use cases
In a public health speech on antibiotic resistance, this quote can emphasize the urgency of the issue.
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